Mental disorder in violent women in secure settings: Potential relevance to risk for future violence

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Logan, Caroline ^a,b   Blackburn, Ronald ^b  

^a MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental disorder; Personality disorder; Psychopathy; Risk; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 58649103758     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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